Combined doll&#39;s cradle and sound-producing means



March 4, 1930.

L. MARX COMBINED DOLflS CRADLE AND SOUND PRODUCING MEANS Filed Jan. 28,1928 INVENTOR L o u \s M a r BY WM ATT NEYS Patented Mar. 4, 1930 PATENTFFlE' LOUIS MARX, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBI INED DOLLS CRADLE AND SOUND-PRODUO I NG LIEANS Application filedJanuary as, 1928; Serial No. 250,152.

This invention relates to a combined dolls cradle and sound producingmeans.

The principal object of my invention coinp'rehends the provision ofacradle for dolls,

combined with a sound producing meansoperative for simulating the cry ofa young infant, the sound roducing means being associated with the clmovement of the cradle results in the operation of the sound producingmeans and in the production of a series of intermittent cries intendedfor association with a doll re- 1 ceivable by said cradle.

A further prime object of my invention relates to the combination with adolls cradle of a selfcontained sound producing unit which is mounted onthe cradle for a bodily movement thereon, the organization of the partsand the mounting of the sound producing unit being such that a rockingaction imparted to the cradle produces a bodily movement and operationof said sound producing means.

A still further prime object of the invention resides in the provisionof a. combined dolls cradle and sound producing means of the voicesimulating type or crier as it is termed in the art; and an ancillaryobject of the invention relates to the production of a combined cradleand crier unit designed so that standard criers may be readily mountedon'cradles of standard construction to produce an effective and easilyworkable combination.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as willhereinafter appear, my invention consists in theelements and theirrelation one to the other, as hereinafter more particularly describedand sought 0 'to be defined in the claims, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings which show the preferred embodiment of myinvention, and in which I s.

Fig, lis a perspective view of the com bined dolls cradle and dollscrier of my invention showing a preferred form of .combinationtherebetween, I

'Fig. 2 is a view thereof taken on an enlargedscale in cross section inthe plane of the line 2-2, Fig. 1, and

olls cradle so that a rocking ings, I show a preferred embodiment ofmyinvention as comprising a cradle structure generally designated as A anda sound producing unit generally designated as B mounted for bodilymovement on the cradle A and operated by a rocking movement of thecradle for producing a simulated crying of a young infant or otherappropriate sound to be as: sociated with a doll or similar manikinreceivable by said cradle A. i I

The cradle A may be of any standard design or construction and comprisesa bed body 10 mountedfor swinging or rocking movement on runners 11, 11.In the com struotion exemplified in the drawings, the cradle A' is madecollapsible, the body 10 thereof comprising a rectangular bedstead Iframe 12 and the head and foot supports 13 v and 14 collapsibly mountedon the frame 12. The bedstead frame 12 comprises, in detail a pair oflongitudinal members 15 and 16' connected together by the crossrods 17,17 and a pair of rods 18 and 19 attached medially as at 20, 20 to thelongitudinal members 15 and 16. The opposite ends of the longitudinalrods 18 and. 19 pivotally carry as at 21, 21 the head and foot supports13 and 14; and the free ends of saidlongitudinal rods 18 and 19 servealso to resiliently hold the head and foot supports 13 and 1 1 in set-upor 001 lapsed positions and to act in conjunction with crossrods 22, 22as a stop means for the set-up limiting position of the fore and rear 7frame supports 13 and 1 1 inwardly towards each other, said cradle beingshown in the figures in its set-up condition. f .While have shown acollapsible type of cradle embodying the principlesof my presentinvention, it will The sound producing means B comprises of coursebeunderstood that any other con a self-contained unit mounted on thecradle I A so that a rocking movement of the cradle produces the bodilyand operative movement of the sound producing unit. This sound producingunit B is preferably of the type used in the art for producing asimulated crying' of an infant. and known as afmama voice or,cr1er. Theinvention contemplates the combination and joinder of standard'forms ofcrier unitswith any of a I number of standard forms of cradle constructions in a manner to permit, an, effective mechanical associationtherebetween to produce an efliciently organizedand easily open atedassembly. a

The sound produeing unit B more ispecifie call); iQQmpriseswa ;-er;ie-rincluding i a tubu- 1 larcasing 23 made, for example, of ordmary:

cardhoardr m il ng; ube-,-. p f r ersh t -lneta z. wal eflt -a one end tt d an 1111-1 Periorateshe meta -wa ee e Other/end -the eetme al 1125ing thereofcover -fq the 1casing 23 andelso an airtight cover. for ;oneendf, {a -collapsible bellows weightQZ and the cover 28;, as clearlyshown in Fig. 2iof;-;;the drawings; A? sound produeinjg element in Y theform of a ,reed; 29 is provided, and ,this l reed is preferably attaehedto the vcover; section 128; andfarranged ower maperture 30atherein.which aperture forms the communicating means between the bellowschamberland the OLItBIRSOUIId-Cham bergpt the sound producingeunit. In thisfor-m et: crierl unit, movement of :the 1 unit between erect and nvertedpositions, causes an; alternate distendingrand collapsing ofthe 1 may beimparted to the sound ing pnift when -the cradle. is rocked; and prertenm' oicanof; it owns n nt. or

he so nd-producing n t B? is. mou edon the-cradle, soythat the operatingmover mhly opemtig-: anwm"e p ye t hic produce an oscillatory ,lmovementgin ,said QundcPmdue -ngaunitqgreateni ;.ampl ude hla thetoti he (sw g rof aid radl ufl ientt l fi tiv y cp i eat easa dk flapmd ingnnitelm ntngiv i tha B- ne-t e c ad e ei al s c staprea ein 1 'l Ql'; eh the normfunctions;

h dsteado hec ad e-t 'Tot eseeutlst he t T tprovided ivith the saidstraps are attached; the spindlesfid I F amtrhtehetaflakeae a aal lse353m 'crier unit maybe W 36 made of sheet metal or the like andconstructed so that the same may be fitted over and held by adjacentcrossrods'17, 17, as clearly shown in thefigures of the drawings. Theunit B is so mounted that normally, as

shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings, 1t.

lies withitstaxis in a horizontal-plane The unitB is thus mounted forbodily oscillation in the attachable and detachable holders Foroperating the sound producing unit B, in response .tomthe. rocking.movements of Figs, 2 and 3 of the drawings a rWithethis recited,constructiondt will be; seen that when the cradle Atisrocked-inthedirection shown; by the 1 arrow 1-41 in, Fig fl of -the drawings, theweighted, endl-381ofthe arm 31 engages; the floor or ot her--support andtilts the sound producing uni-t ll-from, its normal horizontalpositionto a-position such as shown in Fig,- 2 of the drawingssutflcien-t to permit the ;weight ,2? thereof to i a move to bellowsdistending position, 3 VVhen the cradle ismoved, however, in thereverse-,- direction, as show-why the arrow :42 in F-ig. 2 of theLdrawings,-the weight 38 9f the operat-e ing arm-37 .disengagesthefloorwand gravitates'to move the-sound producing unit Bg-in-ltheopposite"direction-suflicient to per-Init l; the weight 27 thereof tomove to a bellows;

- collapsing conditiom It 1 will a be, understood 3 that the (collapsingaof the bellowsresults in-i soundingthe reed 29; ,ot the nnitB, thesound p 1 being temittedthroughi; the communicating bellowswbag;26eresponsive to "the gravitas, tionahmovements ofi the weight 27, andthis e ults in-1it e-zp o o O le es ent solmds; For"cries.,simulatingtthe orifices 3O and 31 iandlthe apertured ovem 2% Itwill be noted thatvthew-mounting of-=- the unit- 1B and its: opeuationl;are such as ,to v, minimize interference with l-the positioning a of,the, mattress or similar, article Lon-the bedstead-12,ancl so thatanaosci-llatory on swingg,

ing movement is given to the unitsBewhi-ch produ e is preferably greatecin amplitude than that 1 ofthe swinging arc ofuthe cradlea imordee;

I h t he a n Pr uci un t B -mem er? ma am fu ti nifo agr aten ficieneaa1The manner; of, making {and-operating the ombin d dle nd soundtpw ueingea ;1

ratust of myapres nt inven on wil e a main, 1 be fully\apparentlfromvthe above 7 tailed description thereoiif It will be fu gtheij ppan nt 1M h e g p a'Qvided 1a ,combi'nad tached to cradles ofstandard constrnctiQn toa produce an tefisc iveean il es ly kable.

omhipatiqnc t wi lrbeg ilalithet ee thatt m convenient accessibility andas an integral unit-detachably attachable to the cradle and normallyforming an integral part thereof.

It will also be apparent that while I have shown and described myinvention in the preferred form, many changes and modifications may bemade in the structure disclosed without departing from the spirit of theinvention, defined in the following claims.

I claim: g

1. In combination, a dolls cradle comprising a bed body mounted forrocking movement; and a doll crier comprising a self-contained soundproducing unit mounted for bodily sound producing movement on saidcradle, said self-contained sound producing unit comprising a casing andsound producing means all contained within said casing, and means foroperating the sound produc ing unit when the said cradle is rocked, saidmeans including mechanism "for imparting to said sound producing unit anarcuate move ment greater in amplitude than that of the swinging arc ofsaid cradle.

2. In combination, a dolls cradle comprising a bed body mounted forrocking move ment; and a doll crier comprising a self-contained soundproducing unit oscillatably mounted for bodily sound producing movementon said cradle, said self-contained sound producing unit comprising acasing and sound producing means all contained within said casing, andmeans for oscillating the sound producing unit when the said c 'adle isrocked, said means including mechanism for imparting to said soundproducing unit an oscillatory movement greater in ampli' ture than thatof the swinging arc of said cradle.

3. In combination, a dolls cradle comprising a bed body mounted forrocking movement; and a doll crier comprising a selfcontained soundproducing unit mounted for oscillatory bodily sound producing movementon said cradle, said self-contained sound producing unit comprising acasing and sound producing means all contained within said casing, andmeans for operating the sound producing unit when the said cradle isrocked, said means including a device connected to said unit and havinga point of engagement with the floor or other support upon which thecradle is rocked whereby the engagement and disengagement of said devicewith said support when said cradle is rocked effects the soundproducingmovements of said sound producing unit.

4. In combination, a dolls cradle comprising a bed body mounted forrocking movement; and adoll crier comprising a self-contained soundproducing unit oscillatably mounted for bodily sound producing movementon said cradle, said sound producing unit comprising a casing, a bellowstherein,

a reed associated therewith and a weight movable in said casing andoperating the bellows to sound the reed; and means for operating thesound producing unit when said cradle is rocked, said means includingdevices for imparting to said sound producing unit a swinging movementgreater in amplitude than that of the swinging arc of said cradle, theswinging movement imparted to said unit being suflicient to effect anoscillating movement of said weight in said casing to produce a seriesof sounds when said cradle is rocked.

5. In combination, a do-lls cradle comprising a bed body mounted forrocking movement, a sound producing unit mounted on said cradle, andmeans for operating the sound producing unit when said cradle is rocked,said means including mechanism for imparting to said sound producingunit a movement greater in amplitude than that of the swinging arc ofsaid cradle.

6. In combination, a dolls cradle coniprising a bed body mounted forrocking move ment, a self-contained sound producing unit mounted on saidcradle for oscillating movement as a unit relative to the body of saidcradle, and means for oscillating the sound producing unit by orindependent of the rocking movement of the cradle.

7 In combination, a dolls cradle comprising a bedstead and head and footsupports mounted for rocking movement; and a doll crier comprising aself-contained sound producing unit swingably mounted on said bedsteadwith its axis arranged horizontally, said self-contained sound producingunit comprising a casing and sound producing means all contained withinsaid casing, and means for operating said sound producing unit toopposite sides of its horizontal position by a rocking movement of thecradle.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this12th day of January, A. D. 1928.

LOUIS MARX.

